Jobs and Income

Legislative commission recommends strong, progressive paid family leave program for Maine

On February 7, the Commission to Develop a Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program issued its final report, concluding more than a year of work examining […]

James Myall

Posted February 14, 2023

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Family and Medical Leave, Job Quality, Jobs

Health Care

MaineCare Expansion at 4: Greater Care, Healthier Hospitals, Stronger Economy

On January 3, 2019, Governor Janet Mills signed her first executive order, implementing the expansion of MaineCare, Maine’s Medicaid program, which had been approved by voters in […]

James Myall

Posted January 3, 2023

Tags Health Care, Immigration, Medicaid

Taxes and Budget

Heating and housing relief package can’t wait until January

Last week, the Maine legislature voted on a $474 million emergency heating and housing relief bill proposed by Governor Mills in consultation with Democratic and Republican leaders. […]

James Myall

Posted December 15, 2022

Tags Budget, Economic Security, Economy, Housing, Inequality, Poverty

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

To improve heating and housing relief bill, lawmakers should target relief more closely

Maine lawmakers are currently considering a $440 million proposal to provide emergency heating and housing relief this winter, according to a draft obtained by the Bangor Daily […]

James Myall

Posted December 6, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Economy

Jobs and Income

State of Working Maine 2022

Download the PDF: Full Report Summary Stories In 2020, for the second time in a little more than a decade, the United States suffered one of the […]

James Myall

Posted October 11, 2022

Tags Children, Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Job Quality, Jobs, Unemployment, Unions, Wages

Health Care, Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

The Inflation Reduction Act makes our tax code fairer, tackles the climate crisis, and makes health care more affordable for Mainers

On Sunday, the US Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act, a bill which promises to make historic investments in clean energy, long-awaited fixes to our upside-down tax […]

James Myall

Posted August 11, 2022

Tags Federal, Health Care, Inflation, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

Feeling the Pinch: Inflation and corporate consolidation

Prices are rising and Mainers are feeling the pinch. At the same time, some of the world’s largest corporations are reporting record profits. The mismatch between Mainers […]

James Myall

Posted June 20, 2022

Tags Children, Consumer Protection, Economic Security, Economy, Food Insecurity, Inflation, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Health Care

130th Legislature makes health care more affordable for Mainers

The 130th Maine legislature made real progress on health care affordability for Mainers. Maine Center for Economic Policy supported several bills which increased eligibility for children and […]

James Myall

Posted May 25, 2022

Tags Affordable Care Act, Economic Security, Family and Medical Leave, Federal, Health Care, Paid Sick Days, Prescription Drugs

Health Care

Health insurance costs will soar for 66,000 Mainers if Congress doesn’t act

Among the many provisions included in the American Rescue Plan passed by Congress in 2021 was a program to increase the affordability of health insurance purchased through […]

James Myall

Posted May 13, 2022

Tags Children, Federal, Health Care, Seniors

Taxes and Budget

Economic relief should target people who need it most

Governor Janet Mills has proposed using the majority of Maine’s historic $1.2 billion budget surplus to pay for economic relief checks to 800,000 Mainers. While the rising […]

James Myall

Posted March 29, 2022

Tags Budget, Children, Economic Security, Food Insecurity, Housing, Inequality

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Legislative commission recommends strong, progressive paid family leave program for Maine

MaineCare Expansion at 4: Greater Care, Healthier Hospitals, Stronger Economy

Heating and housing relief package can’t wait until January

To improve heating and housing relief bill, lawmakers should target relief more closely

State of Working Maine 2022

The Inflation Reduction Act makes our tax code fairer, tackles the climate crisis, and makes health care more affordable for Mainers

Feeling the Pinch: Inflation and corporate consolidation

130th Legislature makes health care more affordable for Mainers

Health insurance costs will soar for 66,000 Mainers if Congress doesn’t act

Economic relief should target people who need it most